Many Vermonters continue to place themselves at risk from mercury poisoning by eating fish caught in Vermont waters. EPA scientists estimate that one in six women of childbearing age have unsafe ...

Coal-fired power plants are a source of mercury that people can ingest by eating fish. Mark Wilson/Getty Images People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds through Indianapolis ...

A newly-created probiotic has been found to lower levels of mercury among mice—and researchers hope this could soon help pregnant women and children eat fish more safely. ByLindsey Choo, Former ...

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing to scuttle the government's advice about mercury-contaminated sea-food, a dramatic policy change that would, in effect, encourage women and children to eat ...